In the wake of the republican referendum, we thought we'd award the inaugural Spinshitty gong to none other than our fearless leader, that garden gnome currently embarrassing us in Soot Afrika by pretending what a great anti-apartheid fighter he is and always was .... yes, none other than Monarchist Man himself, Johnny Howard.
We imagine that Monarchist Man was quick to point out to his beloved Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second of Australia that the 55 percent No vote in the referendum was a clear indication of just how much we all love the present system of constitutional monarchy and how badly a clear majority of Australians wanted to retain her as the nation's head of state for the rest of eternity.
The Australian people, armed with all the facts of the matter, had clearly come to that view in an intelligent and thoughtful process. Their will had been clearly expressed where it counts most - at the ballot box. Blah blah blah.
We're sure it's the same message he would have repeated ad naseum when he had the monarchists around to Kirrabilli for that private victory party.
Now, what spin did Monarchist Man give the Australian people as to why his beloved pre-ramble had gone down in a screaming heap?
The pre-ramble, spun Monarchist man, was defeated "by apathy or ignorance, but not hostility".
Is is any wonder we hate politicians - and especially Monarchist Man?

AND NOW FOR THE RUNNERS-UP IN WHAT WAS A CLOSE FOUGHT THING.....

When the Olympic Games ticketing fiasco first exploded in SOCOG's face, we really had to doff our hats to the very-first spin offered as SOCOG swung into damage-control mode.
We really must stress the point, spun a spokesperson off the top of his spinning head, that the tickets being offered to the rich and the elite were for a completely different set of seats than those offered to the general public through the ballot process!
Well, that's all right then! A very reasonable explanation that lifted a very heavy weight off our laps.

Remember that former Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett?
Barely, but Jeff dot.Gone came very close to pipping Monarchist Man for the Spinshitty top award.
What was Kennett's spin when Victorians registered an 8 percent swing at the general election that put him on the precipice of defeat? Yep, it was a protest vote, spun Jeff. And weren't the good people of Victoria feeling mighty sad that they'd almost tipped out their beloved Liberal government that had been so good for them?
So what was Jeff's spin when the subsequent Frankston East by-election mirrored that 8 percent general swing, even though the voters of Frankston East knew full well that a big vote against Jeff would mean the independent MPs would swing their weight behind a minority ALP Government.
The Liberal Party was quite pleased with the result, beamed Jeff on by-election night. The swing against the government was more or less what you'd expect at a by-election. We done well!
Isn't it any wonder we hate ex-politicians?

DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF SPINSHITTY? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE POLITICAL ARENA, FERTILE GROUND THAT IT IS! PERHAPS IT'S A SPORTS COACH EXPLAINING AN UNEXPECTED LOSS. A QANTAS OFFICIAL EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INCIDENT AND A CRASH. A TV STAR EXPLAINING WHY HIS SHOW HAS BEEN AXED. A CAMERAMAN ACCEPTING THE BLAME FOR SOMETHING SAID, DROP US AN EMAIL.